Hyerdahl1 wrote:
> Exposed belly buttons on TV against Indonesian culture: government

Ha!  You had to go all the way to Indonesia to get man-bashing
material.

(Note, Jakarta really is in Indonesia.)

> JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's president says television shows
that
> feature women exposing their navels make him uneasy, and he wants
such programs
> off the air, a Cabinet minister said Friday.

Why anyone outside of Indonesia would care about this is beyond me.
Well, I can understand why Hyerdrab would care about it, but not anyone
else.  To American men, bellybuttons are as commonplace as sidewalk
cracks.  I can't go to a gym or a mall without seeing bellybuttons
galore and more, mostly on teen-aged girls wearing jeans that are too
low on their hips.  I used to notice when this first became popular,
but not now.  It would be like noticing every brunette you see.

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